Vice President Finance

NOW CFO is hiring a VP of Finance to join our team in a permanent, full-time role. This is a senior, strategic leadership position for a finance and operating leader who has scaled high-growth companies through real step-changes in growth and unit economics. As a NOW CFO employee, you'll be dedicated to one of our clients, a strategic finance firm that partners with venture-backed technology and consumer subscription companies from pre-revenue through Series C and beyond.

Working alongside the client's Managing Partner, you'll serve as a hands-on finance leader across their portfolio: rebuilding models, sharpening unit economics and pricing, leading fundraising efforts, and helping leadership teams make better decisions faster. You'll have the stability and support of NOW CFO behind you, with the variety and pace of startup work in front of you. If you've been a first finance hire, a VP of Finance, or an interim CFO inside a fast-scaling startup, think like an operator, and use AI every day in your work, this role is built for you.

• Build, rebuild, and own each client's financial model, forecasts, budgets, headcount plans, and cash runway analysis
• Drive unit economics, pricing strategy, and gross margin improvement, turning insight into measurable gains in growth efficiency
• Develop cohort, retention, and KPI frameworks that give leadership a clear, reliable view of business performance
• Establish operating rhythms such as annual budgets, OKRs, S&OP, and weekly business reviews that keep leadership teams aligned
• Serve as a true business partner to founders and CEOs, leading cross-functional initiatives that improve growth, margins, and execution
• Guide clients through pivotal moments, including turnarounds, reorganizations, product launches, and rapid scaling
• Oversee finance infrastructure, including ERP and planning system implementations, chart of accounts design, and month-end close partnership with the accounting team
• Help clients build out their finance functions, from first processes and systems to the team that runs them
• Lead clients through Series A through Series C raises, including operating models, pitch decks, investor materials, and financial diligence
• Prepare and present board materials, investor updates, and KPI reporting that tell a clear, credible story
• Support debt raises, M&A evaluation, and acquisition integration as clients grow

• Use AI tools such as Claude as a core part of modeling, scenario analysis, and reporting
• QA AI-generated work with a critical eye, catching errors before they reach a client, board, or investor
• Build dashboards and analysis with modern tools such as SQL and BI platforms, and help the firm refine AI-driven methods across engagements

• Partner with the Managing Partner on new business, including prospect meetings, engagement scoping, and proposals
• Apply and help evolve the firm's methods, playbooks, and client approach
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with founders that lead to lasting engagements and referrals

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including a VP of Finance, VP of FP&A, Head of Finance, or CFO-level role (interim CFO counts) at a venture-backed company
• Experience as an early or first finance hire at a startup, helping the business scale significantly in revenue and headcount
• Direct experience leading finance at companies between Series A and Series C, from early revenue through significant revenue scale
• Background in SaaS, technology, consumer subscription, AI-integrated companies, or health tech; hardware companies with a strong software or data component (such as wearables or connected devices) are a great…